Vouvray

The wine

Vouvray is the great expression of chenin blanc in the Loire Valley. On the tuffeau slopes overlooking the Loire, this versatile grape produces the full range of whites: taut dry, balanced off-dry, concentrated sweet and traditional-method sparkling. Depending on grape ripeness and vintage, the winegrower picks the style. Characteristic aromas of apple, quince, honey, acacia and white flower enrich with age into wax, candied fruit and nuts. Sweet wines from great years (botrytis) age fifty years or more. Dry Vouvray calls for goat cheeses and rillettes; off-dry balances spicy cuisines; sweet styles sublimate foie gras and desserts.